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Position Title:IMMIGRATION OFFICER TRAINEE (150 Vacancies)
Number of Positions :150 Vacancies
Organization:Ministry of Internal Affairs (Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration
Control)
Ref: HRM 531272/01
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Salary: UGANDA GOVERNMENT SCALE U4
Age: 21-30YEARS
Application Deadline:12th January 2015
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
Applicants should be Ugandans in possession of Academic qualifications in
various disdplines in line with the categorization indicated below:
1) Category 1 : Information Communication Technology (25 vacancies)
Honours Bachelors Degree in either Information Technology or Computer
Sdence or Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Systems design and
Analysis or Statistics (Computing Option) or any other relevant qualification
[Computing Option).
2)Category 2 : Public Relations/Journalism (6 Vacancies)
Honours Bachelors Degree erther Public Relations or Journalism or Mass
Communication
3)Category 3 : Engineering (1 Vacancy) Honours Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering
3)Category 4: Other Disciplines (118 vacancies) Honours Bachelors
Degree in either in Arts, or Sodal
Sciences or Social Work and Social Administration (SWSA) or Management or
Management Science or International Business Studies or Statistics or law or
Business Administration and Management or Development Studies or Public
Administration and Management or Ethics or Tourism, and any other Course in
Humanrties.
Possession of a Masters Degree in tile relevant disdpline and knowledge of
foreign language such as Chinese and Arabic will be an added adVantage.
DUTIES:
The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior Immigration Officer for
perfonning the foliOlving duties.
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Processing travel documents, worl( and residence permits.
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Border patrol.
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Compiling Immigration statistics.
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Carrying out investigations regarding immigration matters.
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Issuing of entry and em visas.
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Carrying out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Mode of application:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified University Graduates to
fill the following vacant posts.
Applications Forms/Public Service Commission Fonn No.3 (2008) in triplicate
and PSC Summary Form (one form) should be submitted to
the Secretary, Public Service
Commission,
P. O. Box 7080, Kampala
to be received not later than 12th January 2015
The Application and Summary Forms are obtainable from the Public Service
Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers House, PartiamentAVenue, Kampala,
MinistrylDepartment Headquarters and District Sefvice Commission Offices, www.psc.go.ug Hand
written applications are also acceptable.
Applications forms should bear the title of the post followed by the
Reference Number specified against the vacancy.
The appropriate AdVert Title e.g. 'PSC Extemal Advert. No. 312014' should
be clearly indicated on the top of each first page of the Application Fonn No.
3 (2008). Applicants should attach three sets of photocopies of their
certificates and testimonials.
Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews for the post of
Immigration Officer, Scale U4. and their names displayed on the PSC website; www.psc. go.ug and on the
PSC Notice Board shall be required to present certified copies and originals of
their academic transcripts and certificates at the time of sitting the oral
interviews.
Applicants should attach three (3) recent certified passport size
photographs.
Serving officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be
considered for posts of Immigration Officer, Scale U4. Falsification of or non
disclosure of information shall lead to automatic disqualification.
Applicanls who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission, on
completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful
for both posts.
Applicants should have the following core competencies:
Results orientalion, Ethics and Integrity, Interpersonal Relations,
Communication and basic Computer knowledge, ability to adapt to multi cultural
setting, innovation and concern for quality and standards, Self awareness.
